Total Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyric Road area has the lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyric Road (SW13 9QA) in the last 12 months was 3.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% lower than the Barnes average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Lyric Road (SW13 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Stanton Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Barnes Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walnut Tree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnes High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birch Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walnut Tree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Birch Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walnut Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St John'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St John'S Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Terrace Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Close | Under investigation |
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